This is a Hindu themed design I created based on Ganesha,
(or "lord of the hosts," also spelled as Ganesa and Ganesh, often also
referred to as Ganapati). Ganesh is one of the most
well-known and venerated representations of God (Brahman).
Ganesh
is the Hindu lord that is considered the master of intellect and
wisdom. Ganesha is a much beloved and frequently invoked
divinity,
since he is the "Lord of Good Fortune" who provides prosperity and
fortune and also the "Destroyer of Obstacles" of a material or
spiritual order.

There are many
classical ways to depict Ganesh. The Ganesha graphic on this
page, sometimes
referred to as "Siddhi Ganapati" or "the Accomplished," is the epitome
of achievement and self-mastery. He is holding
a lotus and prayer beads, an axe, and a bowl of modaks (modaks means "That which gives (or brings)
happiness") his favorite
sweet. I suggest
using this brown colored text as shown.

Above you see a title graphic with Ganesha, and a garland for you to
insert a web page title on. If you don't have a graphic
program capable of doing that, e-mail
me and I will do it for you as time allows. Below you will
find a floral graphic divider and bullet designed for this
page. The Hindu text buttons are designed for this page and
are linked for this site so that you can navigate through it.

Ganesh Chaturthi is the birth
anniversary of Lord Ganesha. The festival celebrating Lord Ganesha's
birth is called Ganeshotsav. This typically comes sometime between 20th
of August and 15th of September. The festival lasts for 10 days.

There are
about 91 different figures of Ganesha according to research done by
several scholars. The details of their make up vary from figure to
figure, but the main form stays the same.

In every Hindu function, invocation
to Lord Ganesha for His blessings takes precedence over all other gods
to ward off any mishap.

Every part of Ganesha's body, such
as ear, nose, eyes, trunk, has some significance.

Ganesha's yantra consists of a
square, inside which is an eight petalled lotus, inside this is a
hexagon and in the centre an upward facing triangle

Ganesha is the first sound, OM, in
which all hymns were born. He represents the perfect
equilibrium between force and kindness and between power and beauty. He
also symbolizes the discriminative capacities which provide the ability
to perceive distinctions between truth and illusion, the real and the
unreal.

Font
used for graphics is called "Magneto
Bold"

To save, you may download
the .zip file which includes the Hindu graphics and HTML
template. Do not link to the graphics on this page!
Please note that this set is free to use on personal websites
only. Those sites that hope to generate income (business
site) there is a one time requested minimum $10 donation to use this graphic set. You may make the donation through Pay Pal (mail donations to mail@kytheraann.com).

Whether it is a commercial or personal web site, please use
the graphic below for any page you use these designs on.

Crystal Cloud
Graphics
is a home based graphic design and drafting firm that has been in
business
since 1978. It is owned and operated by Kythera Ann.
If you would like to commission a specially designed theme or graphic
please
send an e-mail.